Word of the Week
I am normally quite __________ when citing my sources for a research paper.
fastidious
aqu
water
You snore louder than a freight train!
hyperbole
The wind whistled
personification
This is the name of the play we are performing this year!
Fiddler on the Roof
During my science class yesterday I had an _________ and finally understood the difficult concept my teacher was explaining.
epiphany
terr
land
His heart was as heavy as lead, weighed down by the memory of what he’d done.
simile
perfidious pirates played in paris
alliteration
This is something that sets our school apart from other schools. We do this every week!
Go out in nature! Earth Education!
I was young and _______ at the time, I did not think anything bad would happen to me.
naive
pend
hanging
Yoink! Zap! BooM!
Onomatopoeia
I was so hungry I could eat a horse!
Hyperbole
The K and 1st graders go by this flower name.
Poppies
When I thought that the weather would exacerbate the fire, it actually ___________ the fire.
abated
equ
same, even, equal
I am going through a rollercoaster of emotions.
metaphor
Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel"
This reference to Achilles in ordinary speech is an example of what literary device?
allusion
What kind of immersion do we offer for PreK?
Mandarin and Spanish
Throughout life, friends come and go but the ones that are ___________ are for life.
steadfast
inter
between
It's raining cats and dogs!
Idiom
“If I could walk, maybe Mam wouldn't be so ashamed of me. Maybe we could disguise my crippled foot. Maybe I could leave the room, and stay with Jamie, or at least go to him if he needed me."
Said Ada. This is an example of what literary device?
foreshadow
Fifth year 2022-2023